倾国倾城

MEANING

1. 壹形adjective

   lit. capable of causing the downfall of a city or state (idiom)

   • tāzhǎngdeqīngguóqīngchéng.

     她长得倾国倾城。🔊

     She is so beautiful that she could topple kingdoms and overturn cities.

2. 貳形adjective

   fig. (of a woman) devastatingly beautiful

   • tāzhēnshìqīngguóqīngchéngdeměinǚ.

     她真是倾国倾城的美女。🔊

     She is truly a strikingly beautiful woman who could enchant kingdoms.